Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 99

Volume 6 Chapter 99: Fate and Choice (7)

Mr. Liu looked closely at the strange being in front of him, who possessed incredible powers. In a one-on-one situation, such abilities would be almost unbeatable, at least for a certain period of time. If the strange being gained the powers of Immortal Zizhen under normal circumstances, even without knowing how to use them, it would be enough to delay everyone for a long time.

However, Mr. Liu suddenly laughed mockingly and continued to communicate with Immortal Zizhen, saying, "Now it’s time for you to make a sacrifice, so please use your powers and trap yourself."

Immortal Zizhen was slightly taken aback but soon understood what Mr. Liu meant.

Thinking in a new way, Anluo was unexpectedly easy to deal with.

Immortal Zizhen began to make a series of hand gestures, and Anluo, under some mysterious connection, followed with the same movements.

Then, a thick purple aura spread from both of them, and at the same time, it formed several strange symbols in front of them, which then merged into their bodies.

After that, both of them lost all their powers as their abilities were sealed, and they began to fall to the ground. However, they were caught separately by Mr. Liu and Li Fulu.

Immortal Zizhen had a face full of mockery, while Anluo looked surprised and disbelieving.

Not everything can be perfectly mimicked, especially when it comes to sealing oneself, especially when the opponent is not just one person. However, perhaps Anluo was acting without control under the mysterious connection while trying to mimic.

Mr. Liu quickly threw the sealed Anluo at the feet of the other masters and said, "The three of us will chase Zhang Xusheng, you keep an eye on him."

While he was speaking, on the other side, Li Fulu easily broke the seal inside him with the guidance of Immortal Zizhen and regained his strength, leaving poor Anluo still sealed, with no one to help him.

After the seal was lifted, Immortal Zizhen nodded to Mr. Liu and Li Fulu, not even looking at the sealed Anluo, and they quickly turned into three beams of light, chasing after the direction Zhang Xusheng had escaped.

However, while chasing Zhang Xusheng, Mr. Liu, who had planned to capture Anluo, suddenly felt something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn’t figure out what it was. In the end, he just attributed it to his worry about Zhang Xusheng.

Mr. Liu didn’t know that Anluo was Zhang Xusheng’s proudest creation; if there was such a clear flaw, how could Zhang Xusheng value him so much?

As they watched Immortal Zizhen and the others escape toward the Western Desert, the other eleven masters began to clean up the dirt inside the barrier as instructed by Immortal Zizhen, casually tossing the sealed Anluo aside, completely unaware of the disaster they were about to face.

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Meanwhile, as Immortal Zizhen and the other three chased Zhang Xusheng, deep in the Western Desert, the monster had been hunting Xu Qingfan for more than ten days.

For over ten days, Xu Qingfan was in a dreadful state, trying every possible way to escape from the terrifying monster, but no matter how he hid, the monster always seemed to sense him, quickly finding his exact location. Several times Xu Qingfan almost got killed, but fortunately, the monster was not very intelligent, and after several fierce battles, Xu Qingfan cleverly managed to escape death each time.

At this moment, Xu Qingfan was slumped on the hot yellow sand deep in the Western Desert, his clothes tattered, his shape disheveled, and his face stained with dried blood. He looked like a lifeless body.

That was Xu Qingfan’s blood; six days ago, a monster nearly tore off his entire right arm. The large wound on his shoulder had been treated under the "Way of Life and Death," but blood still splattered across Xu Qingfan’s face.

Xu Qingfan’s right leg had a worse injury; four days ago, it was corroded by the monster’s deadly energy. Seeing his right leg almost reduced to a bare bone, Xu Qingfan thought he was finished. Luckily, the Holy Spirit Buddhist Relic acted just in time, not only driving the monster back but also helping Xu Qingfan’s right leg regrow flesh and blood.

After the continuous battles, the most severe injury was inside him; his organs were shattered, and his veins showed signs of rupture, with his energy center broken.

Just the day before, he had fought fiercely against the monster. Now he was gravely injured, and his Spirit Qi was almost exhausted. Although he barely escaped here thanks to Xu Ying, Xu Zhiyuan, and Little Black’s desperate efforts, he used up the last of his "Sky Escaping Talisman."

After this battle, his two clones were also badly hurt, nearly collapsing, and it might take years for them to recover.

Little Black was in a somewhat better condition, but on its own, Little Black could not stand against the monster.

In short, at this point, Xu Qingfan had lost all means to fight the monster. The "Holy Spirit Buddhist Relic" might have been able to resist it, but he no longer had the strength to use it.

Sensing his despair, Little Black softly croaked, gently pecking and smoothing Xu Qingfan’s hair. It was something it learned from Dongfang Qingling, and its cries were filled with despair and sadness, as if it sensed the fate awaiting both itself and Xu Qingfan.

Little Black swallowed Little Gold’s flesh and blood. After that, the bond between it and Xu Qingfan was not as strong anymore. At least, it would not die like a regular spirit pet if its master died. Xu Qingfan tried many times that day to chase Little Black away, wanting it to go to a safe place because it still had a good chance to live. But Little Black ignored him. When Xu Qingfan tried to force it away, Little Black kept croaking loudly, Its voice was full of pleading and sorrow.

"Am I really going to die? Die in this empty place? Die at the hands of that mindless monster? With no value?"

Xu Qingfan lay on the yellow sand, letting the wind and sand blow over him, making him look even more disheveled. His whole body ached, and even lifting his hand felt incredibly difficult. He closed his eyes weakly and looked at the blazing sun in the sky, silently thinking.

In his silent thoughts, Xu Qingfan turned to look at Little Black. His eyes were a little less desperate and a little more gentle.

"Do you want to die here with me? That’s okay. At least I won’t be too lonely after I die."

Xu Qingfan wanted to reach out and touch Little Black’s feathers like he usually did, but his whole body ached, and he couldn’t do it. He let out a sigh in his heart.

The heavens want to take me away!

Or maybe there was no need to guess. Xu Qingfan faintly felt a fierce and powerful presence rapidly approaching from a great distance.

That was the presence of the monster. After a day of chasing, the monster was getting closer to Xu Qingfan. It was about to catch up. Xu Qingfan’s own wounds had hardly healed, let alone restoring his Spirit Qi.

With a faint sigh, Xu Qingfan seemed to sense the approach of death and slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were filled with determination.

"Even if I die, I cannot just lie here and let the monsters attack. As long as I have a little strength left…"

Xu Qingfan murmured as he felt a bit of strength return to his body. He forced himself to rise from the sand, wanting to face the approaching monsters while standing, instead of lying on the ground and facing them helplessly.

Just then, Little Black suddenly let out a sharp cry, as if discovering something, full of excitement and completely free from the previous feelings of sadness and despair.

Xu Qingfan was slightly startled and turned his head to look, seeing a massive black cloud quickly heading towards him.

Taking a closer look, Xu Qingfan was shocked once again.

That black cloud… is it… countless "Dark Crows"?